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Kelsey Grammer Wins Golden Globe For His Portrayal Of Chicago’s Mayor On Boss

Will Guzzardi — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:08:00 +0000

Grammer has received accolades in the past for his comedic work on the show Frasier , but this marks the first win for the actor in a dramatic role. [ more › ]

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Kelsey Grammer Wins Golden Globe For His Portrayal Of Chicago’s Mayor On Boss

A haunting, frustrating evening from RE|Dance

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:29:00 +0000

“The Attic Room,” one of two works from the RE|Dance Group performed over the weekend at Links Hall, is ferociously frustrating, its bright spots sullied by its weaknesses.

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A haunting, frustrating evening from RE|Dance

At the Old Town School, the Persuasions keep rolling after 50 years

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:10:00 +0000

Performing “Ol’ Man River” early in their show at the Old Town School of Folk Music Friday night, members of the Persuasions mimed grueling work as Jimmy Hayes called out the song’s decree, “tote that barge until you’re dead.”

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At the Old Town School, the Persuasions keep rolling after 50 years

A stripped-down ‘In the Heights’ still flies

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:07:00 +0000

The 2008 Broadway musical “In the Heights,” the story of a mostly Latino community struggling to both move up and stay together, is now in its waning days as a touring attraction. Since the show last was in Chicago ¿ in late 2009 ¿ the initial, Broadway-caliber touring cast has been quietly replaced by nonunion actors, most of whom are very young and inexperienced. And for anyone who experienced the thrilling visual impact of Anna Louizos’ romantic version of the tiptop of Manhattan on Broadway, the current, reduced setting feels rather more like everybody left the neighborhood and headed for the Legoland version of Washington Heights.

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A stripped-down ‘In the Heights’ still flies

‘Addams Family’ remake adds charm missing from Broadway version — 3 stars

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:32:00 +0000

“The Addams Family” is not the first musical whose first national tour has been infinitely better than the Broadway production that gave birth to it: such past shows as “Big” and “The Civil War” were also greatly improved. But in most of these rare cases, different directors have retooled existing material. It’s hard to think of another show that has been revised so heavily and, for the most part, successfully, by its admirably indefatigable original authors and composer.

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‘Addams Family’ remake adds charm missing from Broadway version — 3 stars

Extra Extra: A Breastaurant Fails In Naperville

Rickhouse — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Breast-centric restaurant Show-Me’s failed in Naperville, in part because the controversy surrounding it when the city required the waitresses to cover up a little. [ more › ]

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Oprah’s Next Chapter to Premiere New Year’s Day.

Jen Sabella — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:30:00 +0000

For Winfrey fans expecting a daily show, we’ll let you down easy. OWN said they expect the show to run weekly, on Sunday nights. Discovery, Oprah’s partner in OWN, said that new episodes could run two or three times a week . [ more › ]

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Oprah’s Next Chapter to Premiere New Year’s Day.

An Oprah column for the silent majority in the middle

Wed, 25 May 2011 15:33:19 +0000

In what has to be some sort of record, I believe I am the only person on the planet who has logged more time as an Oprah audience member than actually watching her show.

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An Oprah column for the silent majority in the middle

Bulls back in Eastern Conference finals

Fri, 13 May 2011 03:04:50 +0000

Derrick Rose simply had to run the show. The MVP had plenty of help in this one, and the Bulls are off to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since M.J. was at the controls. Carlos Boozer scored 23 points and Rose doled out 12 assists in the 93-73 win.

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Bulls back in Eastern Conference finals

Auto show’s economic models sport figures to rev recovery

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:50:08 +0000

Economists debating leading economic indicators might give us insight into our recovery from the recession, but you also can learn something just be studying models and the Chicago Auto Show.

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Auto show’s economic models sport figures to rev recovery